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There are now more than 50 golf courses between Málaga and Gibraltar, and the recession has resulted in a market where supply now exceeds demand. In any normal industry, this would probably result in a united effort to come up with a plan to attract missing customers. However, there has never been a regulatory body to guard the interests of our [...]
There are approximately 50 golf courses along the 80 kilometre stretch between Málaga and Gibraltar. Some might be categorised as “easy”, while others might be described as “challenging”. Very few, in fairness, deserve to be described as unfair, or impossible. Unfortunately, not every golfer is capable of making objective judgements when describing a recently played golf course. Ergo, a rotten [...]
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According to a report in last week’s edition of the “Sur in English”, the Junta de Andalucía is to spend 6 million euros on a plan to entice senior citizens from the most recent countries to join the European Community, to visit Andalucía during the quiet winter months. How commendable. However, over the past 20 years, more [...]
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Fuengirola’s International Fair of Nations is an invitation to take a trip around the world in one day, learning about different cultures through their music, culture, and food. Over thirty countries and autonomous communities will be represented at the four-day fair. There’ll be concerts and dance shows, and a food court to taste food and [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Fuengirola, Malaga, tourism
Most observations about traditional Málaga cuisine are in agreement that it is notable for the simplicity of its ingredients, the variety of its dishes and the exceptional flavour imparted by optimum use of excellent natural products in preparing its extensive catalogue of recipes, which are closely linked to the so-called “Mediterranean diet” that has been [...]
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Don’t miss the local market. One or two days a week each town and village on Costa del Sol, hosts its mercardo; Local market, it is an important part of the Spanish life; it is one of the high point of the week. They are noisy, fun, colourful, entertaining and an experience not to be [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Malaga
Spoilt For Choice* The coast’s catering industry relies more than most on winter golf tourism. There are hundreds of excellent restaurants between Málaga and Marbella that remain unknown to visiting golfers, most of whom will dine out every evening during their stay and who are famed for being good spenders. But how to let them know about your [...]
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By the year 2000, the Costa del Sol could already boast more than forty golf courses between Málaga and Gibraltar. Due to the natural geology of the area, many of these were euphemistically described as “undulating”, but since buggies are usually the order of the day, this has not been a serious problem. But for [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Gibraltar, Malaga, Marbella
Certainly not at these prices! Nearly all the golf courses between Málaga and Gibraltar have at last accepted that they need to offer something exceptional to attract golfers onto the fairways during the hot summer months. This is partly due to efforts to compensate for the downturn the coast has experienced during the past two [...]
Tags: Gibraltar, Golf Leisure Breaks, Malaga
Miguel Ángel Jiménez hales from the village of Churriana, Málaga and is one of the nicest men you could ever meet, thus making a mockery of the adage “nice guys never win”. Miguel, now well into his forties, makes a habit of winning, his latest success in the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Golf [...]
Tags: BMW PGA Championship, Churriana, Malaga, Miguel Angel Jimenez
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